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I'm back. Who is this for? Hero of the week? GOAT of the week? (There are so many these days.) Let's talk about Tesla, Leica, and archiving photography and the fragility of the snowflake photo world. How about a photo essay delivered by a fashion magazine? Power and control and the radicalization of the vaccine passport by those who have never traveled. Do you want more? How about China making a stand on "mindless scrolling?" AG23 updates, TW200 updates, and why my life now includes a Brompton.

As many of you know, in 2019 I ventured to Albania to take a workshop from visual artist Elena Dorfman. Elena and I have been friends for many years but had never crossed paths, so to speak, in the field. She had been venturing to Albania since the country opened up in the early 1990s and I knew she would provide me an opportunity to learn and explore. The workshop, my first in nearly twenty years, was eye-opening as well as educational and was my first real field foray in many years. After the class, we began discussing the idea of working together on an upcoming workshop. Then came C19 and the world took a moment to pause. However, as we learn more about the virus and how to take precautions we are, once again, planning our Albania venture. In addition, she and I have pitched an online class to the Santa Fe Workshops. (Stay tuned for more information on this.) Elena has had a very interesting career. She and I have a similar background in linear, reportage style photography, but she has gone on to ada

Okay, back by popular demand the For What It's Worth Podcast. Complete with the hero of the week, the goat of the week, and a rambling assortment of posts and topics that are sure to please at least ten percent of the listening audience. We talk Tern bikes, vaccine hesitancy, porn stars I happen to know, journaling, the Sony A7C, and why geeks should be fined for being so geeky. But there's more. Strap in and hang on.

Back again. This time we hit those pioneers in tinfoil hats, Rick Santorum, and the fact we actually had rain here in New Mexico. Following this, we touch on topics like the untouched wilderness, or the idea of it anyway, failed beginnings, the Yamaha TW200 vs the Sony a7C. We also talk my favorite birds, India during C19 and yet another of my fav YouTubers biting the dust.

How about a close encounter on a hiking trail? Of the black and furry kind. But that's just the beginning people. This week we talk hero, goat, and the idea that crime does pay, depending on who you are. We also cover a potential future motorcycle, people expressing faux outrage over gun violence while hiding the fact they are gun owners, the Oscars, C19 entitlement, fly fishing, the Russia hack and a tale of two shows....

Yes, I'm back. Hero's, goats and workshops, and Zines. What's not to like. Tune in, turn on and strap in for the continuation of this podcast that was alone in the grave only to be resurrected and brought back to life. We talk Albania workshop, political craziness, C19 lessons, and the painful reality the Amazon is going away. And much, much more.

Bong rippers on YouTube. YouTube plagiarism, selling prints and books, and the joys of learning my new 360 camera. But wait, there is far, far more. A little advice for anti-kneelers, the reality of doing guest posts on MY sites, Dems getting caught doing what they claim they don't, the insanity of the "web sleuth" movement, and what I find on my adventure list for this year. (COVID willing.) Strap in and tune on.

Let's channel our inner Bill Murray from Meatballs. It just doesn't matter. Justice, bike tire width, Frontline China, and YouTube grifters. Why is it that dreaming is SO damn important? Why was the Super Bowl NOT the win America so badly needs? Is it okay to be Republican but claim to be Democrat? Why boxing just fell below irrelevancy and why texting just might be the worst invention of all time.

Remember, this is free. I could be charging tens of dollars for something like this but out of the kindness of my heart, I have foregone any betterment of my life. This is a damn good week. Heros, winners, scum, and complete losers. We don't discriminate. Let's talk truth of winter camping, Wonder Boys, my mastery of the smoothie, Good vs great photography, sea lions with social disease, and why my father was a good co-pilot. Dreaming, mail fraud, why I just got revenge on Australia and what I learned from a three-camera shoot. And finally, the life changing balance that comes from a great puke. Lock and load!

Back again and not going away anytime soon. Hero's, goats, tech woes, and beyond. We talk media relations, MMA masterpieces, winter at high altitude, fossil fuels, and just how selfish I can be when I want something creative. But there's more. How about rereading books, techies coming to destroy your way of life and the reality of guns in America. Lyme, fireside chats, and lifting bans.

It's going down in Washington right now but I'm inside, holed up, and belting it out. What is it? Not sure yet. Will keep you posted when I figure it out. Let's talk parachute pants, sedition, and phone calls that might get any of us impeached. Upcoming MMA fights, social media strategy, and the idea of tune in, turn on, and drop off if you really want to know the meaning of your life. Visitor logs, travel, bike helmets and the idea that certain family members may hold the key to your next life. Now get out there and fly your damn drone.

A rough week here in the states. But we can take our lumps and hopefully move on. Our underlying system of government is flawed. We need to fix it. Okay, now that we agree let's get on with the savory content. Yes, we briefly man the political stage, but more importantly, we delve into the beauty and grace of such thing as the Mazda Miata, the Atomos Ninja, drought, ego in photography, Lael Wilcox, Albania workshops, the poise of Ronald Reagan, and last but not least an amazing toilet story from my travels. Sign in and get ready to donate.

Yesterday was embarrassing, true, but anyone surprised by the events of the day was simply not paying attention to the last four years. But I digress. This week we hit a wide range of topics of note. Boston police, monetization of sites without selling out, Miami Vice remake, Don Winslow, Komoot app, new bike tires, and how I accidentally doped myself silly after I left college. Juiced I was, at least I think so. Let's stop drawing lines in the sand and start realizing we need to address our education system and the disinformation for profit that big tech is using to destabilize our world.

You again? I know, can't stay away. That is totally normal. Have I mentioned my tech woes? Well, get ready for a belly laugh because they continue. Silk, Time's Person of the Year, Margins, writing for the web, and the joy of wearing Toughskins as a rural somewhat feral child. But there's more. Traditional creative bottlenecks, galleries, the Treasury/Homeland hack, and how and why my father blew himself up.

Do you hate carob as much as I do? Well then, come on in. Settle in for a long ride. This week brings us views on the fleeing tech scum, my personal and near-perpetual tech woes, the border, filmmaking, Howard Stern, my wife's cutting comments, and the FireEye Hack. Oh ya, and two funny stories about poor quality meat and the first-time drug experiment that went off course in a major way.

Well hello again. A packed week of heroes, villains, and this and that. Let's start with eWaste, fake news vs real, my new tech issues (hilarious) college football, Iran, potential sedition charges, films I love, the fall of boxing, and last but not least my admission that I once endured a "ninja" phase in my life. Yes, true story. There is more but I don't want to brag or show off. This podcast is like oxygen, essential.

Back again, this time with a "C++" rated grand showcase of my wit and unrelenting talent. We hit the standard hero the week, add a new category of "Scum of the Week," and then transcend decency with twelve new points covering politics, cameras, chess, Blurb, AG23, computers, road trips, and overdevelopment in the American West. Out is boredom. In is life-changing data.

Well, well, well. Long time no see. This episode is a rambling mess but my dedication, hero of the week, is reason to listen by itself. We hit new camera gear, the idea of Trump going to jail (not likely in my mind) doing more as a human being, the new Clint Watts book, and much, much more. What are you waiting for. Go!

It's been a while. I'm sorry. LOADED. We talk cameras, politics, bikes, and Kamala Harris's boots. We talk being good enough for people to leave you alone to do what you do. We talk AG23 update.(Issue Two on the way to the designer.) We talk hot rods, racing and being macho. We talk sociopathic identifying features and how to avoid this growing menace. And we talk about the danger of convenience store pickles. Get on it and stay on it.

Loaded for bear. What do you want to know? How about how fragile the American political left seems when you make any criticism? How about an AG23 mailing update and the status of the USPS? Maybe you want to know how disconnected American college students really are and how I know so much? And what about my thoughts on Kamala, Top Gun, and the beauty of destructive skill of the average tick? Welcome aboard.